Vivo iQOO Z8x Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Vivo IQOO Z8x - inexpensive, autonomous and productive

Mid-range smartphones are a terrific choice for users who want to save money and still get a fairly functional mobile assistant. Every year, such devices undergo a number of tangible improvements due to the use of new processors and cameras. The hero of today's review will also please with an increased battery capacity.

It is difficult to expect an outstanding design from an affordable device, but the exterior used is very good. The block of two photomodules copied from the flagships of the brand, a convenient side fingerprint scanner, a body texture pleasant to the touch, relatively small display frames (except for the bottom one) leave positive emotions from the appearance of the device. The screen is more controversial. Fans of IPS panels will rejoice at the lack of a PWM effect, but the brightness level is low by today's standards and compared to AMOLED counterparts. This is where the list of cons ends, but the list of pluses is replenished with a 120-Hz refresh rate of the picture, a resolution of 2388x1080 pixels.

The technical characteristics were the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chip, 8GB / 12GB of RAM, Adreno 710 video adapter. The bundle not only supports 5G networks, but also provides performance of 500 thousand AnTuTu benchmark points. This is a worthy result, indicating both the extremely smooth operation of Android 13 and the stable framerate in all modern games. It should be understood that in demanding gaming applications, the graphics settings will have to be lowered to low-medium presets. The energy efficiency of the chipset will also not be superfluous, because thanks to it the 6000mAh battery gives up to 10-12 hours of active screen time. 128/256GB of ROM is allocated for storing information, but this is not the final size of permanent storage, because there is a slot for MicroSD cards.

Against the background of other parameters, photo opportunities turn out to be a weak link. Simple 50- and 2-megapixel photomodules adequately cope only with daytime photography. In this case, you need to make sure that there will not be an abundance of moving objects in the frame. In other scenarios of photo shoots, the pictures will be spoiled either by noise or blurry details. There is stereo sound, but the volume of the speakers is uneven, and the bass is frankly lacking. There is support for NFC, which cannot be said about the FDD-LTE B7, as well as the global version of the phone as a whole. For the same reason, untranslated menu items and the availability of services for the Chinese domestic market are noticeable. However, such things practically do not spoil the impression of a wonderful gadget.